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Coffee Break Italian Advanced

Coffee Break Italian Advanced

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Take your Italian to the next level with Coffee Break Italian Advanced. Join native speaker Francesca and teacher Mark as they guide you through the intricacies of the language. This podcast is aimed at learners working at B1/B2 level and we'll be covering grammatical structures and topics appropriate to this level. In each episode Mark and Francesca will discuss a language point, and then you'll listen to a dialogue which features examples of the language point, helping you consolidate what you've learned.


Find out more about Coffee Break Italian on our website at https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/italian and if you're not yet at this level, check out our other Coffee Break Italian podcast - just search for Coffee Break Italian wherever you get your podcasts.



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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Coffee Break Italian Advanced episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Coffee Break Italian Advanced for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Coffee Break Italian Advanced episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.01 | Direct object pronouns - Una vacanza studio a Siena
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10/21/21 • 35 min

In this first episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3, Francesca and Mark explain how Direct Object Pronouns work with simple verbs in the present tense. You'll hear an explanation of the grammar point, then listen to a dialogue in which John, a Scottish student of Italian, is in Siena to improve his language skills. He has a chat with his teacher of Italian about his language learning experience.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.39 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | Pericolo scampato!
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07/06/23 • 9 min

We’re back with the penultimate episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this chapter of our story series “Il tesoro di Montespelonca” after making it to the cave, Alessandro and his friends decide to confront the person they believe is stealing the treasure hidden. Meanwhile, a terrible storm is flooding the cave. Will our protagonists manage to save themselves and the treasure? This episode will help you consolidate your knowledge of hypothetical clauses and the formal imperative. There is also some exciting vocabulary to discover, including the famous adverb mica and an Italian proverb on rain: cielo a pecorelle, pioggia a catinelle.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.05 | Comparative adjectives | Le vacanze… che fatica!
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12/16/21 • 30 min

The latest lesson from Coffee Break Italian Season 3 is all about comparative adjectives. Join Mark and Francesca to learn about regular and irregular comparatives and the use of che and di when introducing comparisons. We also hear some useful phrases including all’ultimo minuto and spendere un occhio della testa.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.08 | Combined pronouns | Una macchina nuova di zecca
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02/10/22 • 29 min

Welcome back to Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this lesson, Mark and Francesca bring together direct and indirect object pronouns, and discuss what happens when both pronouns are used in one sentence at the same time. Before looking at this new grammar point, we remind ourselves what direct and indirect objects are and then listen to a dialogue centred around the use of combined pronouns.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.07 | Indirect object pronouns | Due compleanni davvero speciali
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01/27/22 • 32 min

Throughout this lesson of Coffee Break Italian, Mark and Francesca teach us about indirect object pronouns and we follow a dialogue of three friends discussing what present to get for two of their friends’ birthdays. Listen out for some useful vocabulary including the words: cravatta and indimenticabile.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.06 | Superlative adjectives | Aiuto! Cosa mi metto?
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01/13/22 • 29 min

We're back with a brand new Coffee Break Italian lesson! Join Mark and Francesca as they continue discussing the topic of adjectives. While the focus of Lesson 5 was on comparative adjectives, this time we are learning about superlative adjectives, both in their relative and absolute forms. We also hear a dialogue between two friends which features relative comparatives and absolute comparatives.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Mark and Francesca are talking about the futuro anteriore (future perfect) in Lesson 4 from Coffee Break Italian Season 3. We also revise all of the adjectives covered in the season so far and hear a dialogue following on from what we heard in Lesson 3.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break Italian Advanced - CBI 3.03 | Simple future | Ci trasferiamo in Australia!
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11/18/21 • 33 min

Join hosts Mark and Francesca in Lesson 3 of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 as they discuss the simple future. We talk about the structure of the tense and how it is formed and used in Italian. We also hear a dialogue between a father and daughter who are discussing aspects about their lives in the near future. Be sure to listen carefully for several verbs in the future tense!


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Welcome to another episode from Season 3 of Coffee Break Italian! This time, Mark and Francesca discuss direct object pronouns with compound tenses and the use of agreements with the past participle. We also hear a dialogue in which three friends, Mirko, Diego, and Daniela discuss the details of a party they are organising.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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In this new episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we are learning about pronominal and phraseological verbs! We then go on to listen to a dialogue between an anxious exchange student and their reassuring professor. As always, listen out for verbs like farcela and mettercela tutta and our cosina: qui pro quo.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break Italian Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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How many episodes does Coffee Break Italian Advanced have?

Coffee Break Italian Advanced currently has 40 episodes available.

What topics does Coffee Break Italian Advanced cover?

The podcast is about Italian Language, Podcasts, Language Learning, Courses and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Coffee Break Italian Advanced?

The episode title 'CBI 3.01 | Direct object pronouns - Una vacanza studio a Siena' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Coffee Break Italian Advanced?

The average episode length on Coffee Break Italian Advanced is 25 minutes.

How often are episodes of Coffee Break Italian Advanced released?

Episodes of Coffee Break Italian Advanced are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Coffee Break Italian Advanced?

The first episode of Coffee Break Italian Advanced was released on Oct 21, 2021.

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